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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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===Nouns=== | |||
Nominal inflection is limited to the case markers, which agrees with the head noun's gender (animate or inanimate), but only in the singular. It also has plural and paucal forms, with plurality of inanimate nouns being optional. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! style="" | | |||
! style="" |Animate | |||
! style="" |Inanimate | |||
! style="" |Paucal | |||
! style="" |Plural | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Erg | |||
| ''o hoku'' | |||
| ''ki anbi'' | |||
| ''dara hoku/anbi'' | |||
| ''hokuho/anbian'' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Abs | |||
| ''hoku'' | |||
| ''anbi'' | |||
| ''seri hoku/anbi'' | |||
| ''hokuho/anbian'' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Gen | |||
| ''da hoku'' | |||
| ''ro anbi'' | |||
| ''da seri hoku/anbi'' | |||
| ''da hokuho/anbian'' | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Inst | |||
| ''yi hoku'' | |||
| ''na anbi'' | |||
| ''bahe hoku/anbi'' | |||
| ''hokuho/anbian'' | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||